Karachi - Post Report Question and Answers
Are local buses, trams, trains or taxis safe and affordable?
They are not safe if you are an expat. If you live in the city, it would be better to have a car and driver. At the U.S. diplomatic mission there are motor pool services you are required to use. - May 2025
No, no, no, and yes. - Aug 2015
No, and U.S. Consulate personnel can't use them. I'm sure there are some reliable taxi companies here, but most people have a driver. A bus in the western sense does not exist here, there are plenty of buses in Pakistan - all usually adorned with a crown of local laborers sitting on the roof - but the buses appear to be falling apart as they go down the road in all their colorful mosaic'd glory. - Jun 2014
Use of public transport is not allowed. - Mar 2013
You are not allowed to use any of them. Travel by USG fully-armored vehicles ONLY. - Sep 2011
